Administrative Assistant

Ryecroft Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 5AW

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be agreed with successful candidate

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, all year round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: B1 (SCP 4-6) £25,185 - £25,989

What skills and experience we're looking for

Ryecroft Academy wish to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic School Administrative Assistant to join our friendly and supportive admin team. The successful applicant will work in our busy office, liaising with parents, carers and visitors and provide clerical and admin support for the wider school team.

Potential applicants should:

• GCSE C / 9 and above (or equivalent) in English.
• has a calm and friendly approach.
• has the ability to work well under pressure and use your own initiative.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

The GORSE Academies Trust use ‘OnlineSCR’ for the processing of safeguarding checks – their privacy notice can be seen at: https://onlinescr.co.uk/policies/privacy-policy/.

Applying for the job

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About Ryecroft Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 331 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ryecroft Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@ryecroft.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ryecroft-academy

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